Spirit of the Ojibwe: Images of Lac Courte Oreilles Elders

Spirit of the Ojibwe: Images of Lac Courte Oreilles EldersThese extraordinary portraits of Ojibwe elders convey the warmth, the kindness, the humor, and the ongoing endurance of our people. What a thoughtful celebration! Louise Erdrich Spirit of the Ojibwe is an intimate gathering of oral biographies and stunning color portraits of thirty two Lac Courte Oreilles Indian elders painted by artist Sara Balbin. Their tribal history, told in story and image, is a compelling tale of how one people courageously

Waynaboozhoo and the search for his father

19 in color

but he was not denied the excitement of killing his first buffalo before leaving to attend the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania

her own writing

and concepts integral to the Mi'kmaw world view

and epistemology

But Indian removal in the Old Northwest was much more complicated—involving many Indian peoples and more than just one policy

Wagamese explores how independence

a poignant journey home to Blueberry Road

standing up for the health of Mni Wiconi and so many other related causes for the seven generations representing the past

Erdrich's new work reflects her continuing concerns with the tensions between science and tradition

among others—to offer readers a chance to hold the wealth of poems in their hands